Poverty in the Philippines: income, assets, and access

Type Book
Title Poverty in the Philippines: income, assets, and access
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2005
Publisher Asian Development Bank
URL http://books.google.md/books?id=iVIW-Qh50HoC&dq;="Family+Income+and+Expenditure+Survey"+Philippines+​2000+|+"FIES"+Philippines+2000&lr;=&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Abstract
This publication examines official income poverty statistics and trends, but takes a multidimensional approach in exploring questions of access. The report looks at access by the poor to five important assets: human, physical, natural, social, and financial capital. The report identifies seven broad causes of poverty: macroeconomic problems, employment issues, rapid population growth, low agricultural productivity, governance concerns including corruption, armed conflict, and physical disability.

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